Wednesday, May 19, 2004

The earth is still shaking as I type this post; they call it after shocks.
Just went trough an earthquake, which the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau rated it as a 6.5 in the Richter scale.
It went on shaking the building for a good 20 to 30 seconds, its epicenter was located in the southeast of Taiwan, off the shore of Taitung city.
This one is the 13th eartquake felt in Taiwan since 01 May 2004, with an intensity greater than 4.0 of the Richter scale.

Se tivesse que eleger a minha arvore preferida, seria esta enormissima “banyan tree” que mora no campus da "National Cheng Kung University" na cidade de Tainan, antiga capital da Formosa situada ao sul da ilha.
If I had to elect my preferred tree, it would be this enormous banyan tree, which lives at the National Cheng Kung University's campus, located in the city of Tainan, the ancient capital of Taiwan located in the southern Taiwan.

The 2004 typhoon season is officially here and was launched with a super-typhoon, Nida.
Fortunately, Nida is forecast to divert its route away from Taiwan. After passing through the Luzon strait, it will move north avoiding Taiwan. It will gradually turn towards north-east, avoiding Taiwan and hopefully South-Korea and Japan.

Lin Shih-chia, left, executive director of the Medical Professionals Alliance, and DPP Legislator Chien Chao-tung show the T-shirts that members of their delegation to Geneva will wear and the brochures they will distribute.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
The World Health Organization (WHO) has banned Taiwanese journalists from its annual summit in Geneva.
Authorities overseeing press accreditation for the World Health Assembly (WHA) confirmed yesterday that journalists holding Taiwanese passports would not be permitted to enter the assembly building.

Members of a cultural group from Fiji perform a warrior dance during a press conference organized by Taipei City's Indigenous Peoples Commission yesterday promoting a cultural event introducing a variety of indigenous cultures. The festival will be held in Ta-an Park on Saturday night.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-TEH, TAIPEI TIMES

Students from the National Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts form a human chain at a press conference yesterday at the Presidential Office. The students were promoting the entertainment that will be on show during next Thursday's presidential inauguration.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES

Officials recount ballots from the disputed presidential election yesterday at the Taoyuan Dome in Taoyuan County. The recount is expected to be completed before the presidential inauguration on May 20.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES

Legal representatives from both the DPP and the KMT-PFP alliance watch over the ballot papers in Miaoli County's domed stadium on the second day of the presidential ballot recount.
PHOTO: CHANG HSUN-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES

Human error caused 14,300 controversial ballots.
A total of 16 groups of legal representatives from both the blue and the green camps yesterday participate in the presidential ballot recount in Miaoli County's domed stadium.
PHOTO: CHANG HSHSUN-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES

Michael Schumacher of Germany raises his arm as he wins the Spanish Grand Prix at the Montmelo circuit on the outskirts of Barcelona on Sunday, 14/05/04.
PHOTO: AP

The Canadian ice hockey players wave to spectators after the Canadian national anthem and trophy ceremony of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Prague. Canada defeated Sweden 5-3 in the final to win the championship.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Valencia players celebrate in the showers after winning the Spanish League.
PHOTO: AFP